‘In Their Boots’ series lets veterans call the shots

‘In Their Boots’ series lets veterans call the shots
Army and Marine vets of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars direct their own films in the final year of the Operation in Their Boots project, which gives soldiers an outlet to go beyond Hollywood’s vision of the military. At one point in the Oscar-winning film “The Hurt Locker,” a lone Humvee cruises across the torrid Iraq desert. That scene really irks Tristan Dyer.
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Cinemas to boost awards voting
THE marketing of Australian films will be boosted by a new agreement between the AHL group of cinemas and the Inside Film Awards.
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The Flexible Display Center and AUO Enter Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Flexible AMOLED Development
TEMPE, AZ–(Marketwire – 11/16/10) – The Flexible Display Center (FDC) at Arizona State University today announced that AU Optronics (AUO) has become an industry partner of the FDC. The two companies will collaborate on the development of mixed oxide thin film transistors (TFTs) to accelerate the commercial availability of active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) flexible displays …
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